At least five people were killed and 25 injured in a deadly mass shooting Saturday night at an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado that has been called a “hate attack.” Colorado Springs police spokeswoman Lt. Pamela Castro said in an early Sunday morning press conference that police received calls …
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About 1.2 million people are expected to travel to Qatar for the 2022 FIFA World Cup that begins this Sunday. How prepared the country is for the influx of people, however, is still in question. A large official fan village that plans to accommodate thousands of traveling fans in the …
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The Laundress, a New York-based luxury detergent and fabric care brand that made a name for itself online thanks to non-toxic, cruelty-free and biodegradable products, issued a safety notice Thursday warning that some of them may contain “elevated levels of bacteria.” The company shared the message in an Instagram post …
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In late February 2020, Evelyn Yang gathered at Foley Square in Manhattan with a handful of survivors in the hopes of pulling off something unprecedented. Her husband, Andrew Yang, had recently wrapped his presidential campaign, and all of the travel and scheduling demands that went along with that bid had …
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On Friday night, Elon Musk took to Twitter to seemingly decide whether or not to reinstate Trump. In a Twitter poll, he simply posted “Reinstate former President Trump” with “Yes” or “No” as an option for users to click. At the time of this article, the tweet had more than …
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After a wave of resignations at Twitter, Elon Musk frantically tried to assemble whatever engineers were left at the offices he’d previously announced would be closed for the weekend. As The New York Times reports, Musk sent out a rash of emails Friday morning, Nov. 18, asking, “Anyone who actually …
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Despite her best efforts, Elizabeth Holmes will spend the next decade-plus behind bars. On Friday, a judge sentenced the Theranos founder to 11 years and 3 months in prison, plus three years of supervised release. Judge Edward J. Davila of California’s Northern District said he believed it was Holmes’ hubris …
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Darrell Brooks Jr. — the Milwaukee resident who was found guilty of six counts of first-degree intentionalhomicideaftercrashing his SUVinto a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin on Nov. 21, 2021 — was sentenced on Wednesday, Nov. 16. He received six consecutive life sentences on Counts 1 through 6, one for each …
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Imprisoned WNBA star Brittney Griner is getting sent to a general regime prison, one of the harshest types of Russian penal colonies for women. Griner’s lawyer confirmed the transfer to People, explaining that Griner was moved into one of the 35 high-security correctional institutions for women; on Nov. 17, Reuters …
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The death of Shanquella Robinson, a Charlotte hair braider who died on a trip to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, is now being treated as a potential homicide by Mexican authorities, according to a report from the Daily Beast. Earlier today, a spokesperson from Cabovillas.com confirmed to Rolling Stone that Robinson’s …
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